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Rich as the paws, tails, and heads, that it was impoffible 
even to gnefs at the animals to whom they belonged; v 
though others were fo perfect, or, at leaft, fo well known, 
that they left no room to doubt about them. 
Of thefe the molt common were bears, deer, foxes, and 
wolves. The bear-fkins were in great numbers; few of 
them very large; but, in general, of a Aiming black co¬ 
lour. The deer-fkins were fcarcer, and they feem to be¬ 
long to that fort called the fallow-deer by the hilforians of 
Carolina; though Mr. Pennant thinks it quite a different 
fpecies from ours, and diftinguifhes it by the name of 
Virginian deer *. The foxes are in great plenty, and of 
feveral varieties; fome of their Adns being quite yellow, 
with a black tip to the tail; others of a deep or reddiAi 
yellow, intermixed with black ; and a third fort of a whitiAi 
grey or affi-colour, alfo intermixed with black. Our peo¬ 
ple ufed to apply the name of fox or wolf indifcriminately, 
when the Adns were fo mutilated as to leave room for a 
doubt. But we got, at laft, an entire wolf’s Adn with the 
head on; and it was grey. BeAdes the common fort of 
martin, the pine-martin is alfo here; and another, whofe 
Adn is of a lighter brown colour than either, with coarfer 
hair; but is not fo common, and is, perhaps, only a mere 
variety ariAng from age, or fome other accidental circum- 
ftance. The ermine is alfo found at this place ; but is rare 
and fmall; nor is the hair remarkably Ane, though the 
animal appeared to be perfectly white, except an inch or 
more at the tip of the tail. The racoons and fquirrels are 
of the common fort; but the latter is rather fmaller than 
ours, and has a deeper rufty colour running along the 
back. 
* See Virginian deer ; Pennant’s Hift. Quad. Vol. i. N° 46; and Ar&ic Zool. N° 6. 
We 
1778. 
April; 
